Secretary Of The Judicial Services Commission Was Assaulted By A Group Of Unidentified Men
The
secretary of the Judicial Services Commission Manjula Thilakarathne has been
admitted to the Colombo National Hospital. He was assaulted by a group of four
unidentified men in Mount Lavinia this morning, the according to the Police
.
Justice
Minister Rauff Hakeem strongly condemned the assault as an act that is likely to
trigger far reaching repercussions. Last week Manjula Tillekaratne said “A
situation has arisen where there is a danger to the security of all of us and
our families beginning from the person holding the highest position in the
judicial system,”
“I
absolutely reject the malicious and baseless allegations levelled against me and
the Judicial Services Commission these days. We see the only reason for this
malicious mudslinging campaign was the media statement
issued by me on the directions of the Judicial
Services Commission,” Manjula Tillekaratne said.
In
the Cabinet meeting President Mahinda
Rajapaksa had discussed the possibility of initiating disciplinary
action against the JSC Secretary over a complaint. Meanwhile President Rajapaksa
orders the IGP to take action to bring perpetrators to Justice.
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